Arenaria funiculata

Arenaria funiculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Arenaria
Species: A. funiculata
Binomial name
Arenaria funiculata
(Pau) Fior & P.O. Karis
Synonyms

Moehringia fontqueri Pau

Moehringia fontqueri or Arenaria funiculata is a species of plant in the Caryophyllaceae family. It is endemic to Spain. Its natural habitat is rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.

In 2007, Simone Fior and Per Ola Kampis proposed the transfer of Moehringia fontqueri from the genus Moehringia to the genus Arenaria, renaming the species Arenaria funiculata.[2]

References

  1. J. Peñas & J. Lorite (2011). "Moehringia fontqueri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  2. Fior, Simone; Per Ola Kampis (2007). "Phylogeny, evolution and systematics of Moehringia (Caryophyllaceae) as inferred from molecular and morphological data: a case of homology reassessment". Cladistics. 23 (4): 362–372. doi:10.1111/j.1096-0031.2007.00150.x.


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